General Practitioner

Job summary

Nunwell Surgery hasan exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and friendly GP to join ourPractice. Situated in a delightful market town with excellent transportlinks to Hereford, Worcester and Malvern, a supportive ethos runs throughoutthe practice and helps us maintain our established and loyal team. An idealarea for families or for those wishing to make the most of our beautifulcountryside. Ideally 6 sessions per week but 4-8 sessions considered, to commence in Autumn 2024, though wewould be happy to wait for the right candidate.

Main duties of the job

We are looking fora motivated GP to undertake the usual range of duties including surgery face toface consultations, telephone triage, video consultations, on-call, home visits (minimal) and the associated administration including but not limited to reports, pathlab results, documents and prescriptions in a timely fashion. We are keen to promote a healthy work life balance and can be flexible with work plans.

We offer chronicdisease management clinics and have an excellent nursing, pharmacy and healthcare teamwho lead on this, enhanced services including minor surgery and sexual health.

We are high QOFachievers, using EMIS Web, a dispensing and training practice, member of localGP federation, and welcome any specialist interests.

Opportunities todevelop skills in frailty and learning disability through our medical supportof our local community hospital and care homes and across our Primary CareNetwork of 4 practices in East Herefordshire. Supported by a frailty team ofoccupational therapists, pharmacists, social prescribers, physiotherapists and care co-ordinators, we are part of a fullyfunctioning PCN and collaborated to deliver Covid-19 vaccinations during the pandemic.

We have a successfuldispensary with experienced staff and led by our in-house Pharmacist providing support and advice topatients and clinicians.

About us

We are a GMSpractice with 9500 patients. The team comprises 6 partners and 3 salaried GPs,an excellent nursing team including two nurse practitioners, two practice nurses and 2 skilledhealth care assistants, trusted and hardworking reception and admin teamsworking alongside our busy dispensing staff and practice pharmacists.

There may be opportunities in the future to join the Partnership.

Job responsibilities

The practice timetable is designed to ensure the optimum delivery of our services to patients and other contractual obligations and these will vary over time. In accordance with this, and at the present time, the post-holder will undertake a variety of duties including, but not limited to, triage; telephone and face to face consultations and queries; visiting patients at home and in the community hospital; checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries; and handling results, correspondence and associated administrative tasks in a timely fashion (paper based, electronic etc).

Participate and contribute to effective functioning of the practice team and its links to the wider communities

Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation

Assess the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems

Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness

Develop care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols

Provide counselling and health education

Adhere to the clinical governance requirements of the practice

Adhere to the information governance and information management requirements of the practice including the Quality and Outcomes Framework.

Participate in and comply with the commissioning requirements of the practice

Prescribe in accordance with the practice prescribing guidelines

Attend clinical meetings/other meetings as required

Undertake other appropriate duties agreed between the practice and the employee.

In general the post-holderwill be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilitiesassociated with a GP working within primary care.

Qualifications

Essential